Chapter 83
"As Zhou Zheng said, all these materials have been stored in the transmitter."
"Next, simply send this small ball into the game, and it will automatically appear in your inventory."
Shen Xing stretched out his arm, connecting his consciousness with the Flower of Mist.
The teleportation went smoothly, and as the mist billowed out, the small sphere disappeared from its original spot.
He then pushed his wheelchair into the bedroom and put on his black glasses.
"Buzz..."
As my gaze shifted, a wave of warmth washed over me, and I heard the crackling sound of burning firewood.
Looking around, the surroundings were familiar.
In the center of the territory, a level 5 Bonfire roared, illuminating an area of 200 meters in radius.
Eight arrow towers stood in pairs, guarding the four corners of the territory like gatekeepers.
Four lighthouses emitted dazzling beams of light, sweeping back and forth through the fog.
Orcs and skeleton archers sat around the Bonfire, silently recovering from their injuries.
In the previous Mist Void Realm, these troops suffered heavy losses and numerous casualties.
In particular, Gorehowl and his dire wolf were stabbed more than a dozen times by the Black Moon Knights, and their bodies are still covered in bloody holes.
Shen Xing didn't disturb them and silently looked at her backpack.
Sure enough, there was a grayish-white metallic sphere inside.
When he took it out, the entire sphere began to vibrate violently.
The next second, it exploded with a "bang," scattering a massive amount of materials all over the ground.
"As expected, this transmitter is very unstable and can only be used once."
Shen Xing waved his hand and put everything on the ground back into his backpack.
Next, the nine Greater Soul Stones were taken out and broken down.
As the light flashed, countless cracks appeared on the surface of the gray stone, which was about the size of an adult's fist.
With a crisp "crack," it shattered into 500 Common Soul Stone, each no bigger than a fingernail.
After all the decompositions were completed, Shen Xing tallied up his basic resources.
[Soul Stone] *5362
[Vinar Silver Coin] * 4472
[Black Crystal] *1251
[Mithril] *100
"More than five thousand Soul Stone and more than four thousand silver coins—I've never been so wealthy."
"Now there's more than enough space to build the Hero Altar."
Shen Xing eagerly pushed his wheelchair to the central area of the territory.
After searching for a while, I found a prime location next to the Moon Well and then clicked to build.
[Consume materials to build the Hero Altar (Gold)?]
[Estimated construction time: 59 hours and 48 minutes...]
"It took two and a half days to build; no wonder it's called a golden building."
"But it's still acceptable."
Shen Xing clicked "OK," and a large amount of materials automatically flew out of his backpack and gathered together.
On the ground before them, the base of a statue appeared, its entire body enveloped in blue light.
Looking at his assets that had shrunk dramatically in an instant, Shen Xing took a deep breath, suppressed his heartache, and continued to examine the next treasure.
A flash of light, and an ancient parchment appeared in my hand, with the outline of a blue arrow tower drawn on it in colored paint.
[Ice Arrow Tower]
[Level: 2]
[Effect: Upgrades level 1 arrow towers in the territory to level 2 Ice Arrow Tower, dealing significant damage to Tier One monsters and inflicting a 25%~35% slow effect.]
[Rate of fire: 1.5 seconds per shot]
[Floor area: 28 square meters]
[Height: 16 meters]
[Upgrade materials required: 200 wood, 200 stone, 20 Soul Stone, 5 Ice Crystal]
"Great stuff! Not only does it deal more damage than a level 1 arrow tower, but it also has a slowing effect."
After upgrading the Bonfire to level 2, Shen Xing unlocked the basic building [Arrow Tower].
According to forum posts, upgrading the Bonfire to Great Bonfire will unlock a level 3 arrow tower, significantly increasing its power and rate of fire.
It can be upgraded to level 4 and level 5 to continuously increase its power.
Of course, the function of such Common arrow tower is too limited.
Players can unlock other upgrade paths by learning certain special blueprints.
For example, there are [Poison Arrow Tower] that can shoot poison arrows, [Magnetic Ring Tower] that can release electromagnetic coils, and [Dragon Breath Tower] that can release Fire Breath, etc.
The Ice Arrow Tower is one of them.
"I remember there are two [Ice Crystal Tower] near Xia Wanyin's territory that can continuously produce Ice Crystal."
"I'll ask her to exchange some points with me later, so we can build a few Ice Arrow Tower."
With that in mind, Shen Xing studied the drawing and then moved on to the next one.
[Tripwire Trap Blueprint]
[Quality: Green (Fine)]
[Effect: Creates a hidden tripwire that instantly triggers when an enemy passes by, tripping them and inflicting a 'crippled' effect.]
[Crafting Requirements: 1 meter = 2 Black Iron + 1 Soul Stone]
(Note: Listen, buddy, I'm going to give you a good tumble and make your mouth kiss the ground.)
"A very good trap blueprint, but it requires quite a lot of materials."
"However, with my current assets, I could probably make a few hundred meters."
Shen Xing also studied the blueprint, and then examined the other spoils of war.
This time, it was that greatsword with a wide hilt and broad blade, radiating black energy.
[Demonic Shadow Sword]
[Quality: Purple (Rare)]
[Equipment Level: 9]
[Equipment Attributes: Agility +15, Attack Speed +30%]
[Equipment Effect: Layered Demonic Shadows (When performing a Common attack, there is a 35% chance to trigger 'Demonic Shadow Sword Qi', dealing full damage to enemies in front of you)]
(Note: If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll end up leaping with sword energy.)
"Common attack can unleash sword energy? That sounds pretty cool."
"Unfortunately, my territory currently lacks any troops that wield swords."
Shen Xing pondered for a moment, then thought of something else, "But, perhaps someone could use those Black Moon Knights?"
After all, this weapon was dropped by the Black Moon Knight captain, and he happened to have 16 Black Moon Knight Recruitment Scroll in his backpack.
After taking out the scrolls and glancing at their attributes, Shen Xing's eyes lit up slightly.
"Huh? These knights are all Elite ★ units, and their initial level has reached level 5."
"That's good; they don't need to slowly absorb Soul Stone to level up anymore."
"In that case, summon them all."
With a wave of his hand, 16 scrolls flew up automatically, turning into specks of light and disappearing in the air.
"Buzz..."
Six-pointed star arrays appeared in the air, spewing out thick black mist that fell to the ground.
Through the black mist, one could vaguely make out tall figures.
"Hissing sound—!"
As the black mist dissipated, 16 figures clad in black armor, carrying long black spears and swords, and riding black warhorses slowly emerged.
They turned their heads at the same time, and pairs of eerie green eyes beneath their masks stared at the figure in the wheelchair below.
Shen Xing could sense the aura emanating from these Black Moon Knights, as well as the tangible sense of oppression they exuded.
But he remained fearless, calmly meeting the gazes of the knights.
The scene was rather peculiar: a young man in a wheelchair was confronting sixteen fully armed black knights.
Surprisingly, this young man, despite his frail appearance, wore a confident smile.
On the other side, Hellscream and Gorehowl gripped their battle axes tightly, their two pairs of yellow beastly eyes locking onto the group of knights.
The two orcs would not hesitate to attack if they made any unusual moves.
After a brief standoff, the Black Moon Knight all dismounted.
They stood in neat rows and gave the young man in the wheelchair a standard knightly salute.
This also signifies the Knights' declaration of submission.
In fact, they had no choice but to submit.
Because in the Land of Mist, these troops recruited through recruitment scrolls are unable to rebel against the lord.
Recruiting creatures that attempt to attack the lord will be punished by some mysterious force.
At the same time, if a lord is dissatisfied with the recruited troops, although he cannot kill them on a whim, he can expel them from his territory.
The expelled troops, deprived of the protection of the Bonfire, will soon be completely swallowed by the fog.
The dire wolf that Da Hou was not very intelligent as a wild animal; it initially bared its teeth at Shen Xing in a stupid manner.
But these Black Moon Knight aren't stupid; they wouldn't do something so foolish.